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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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