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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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