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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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