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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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