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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches 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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