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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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