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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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