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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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