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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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