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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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