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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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