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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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