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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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