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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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