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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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