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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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