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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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