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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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