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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines 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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