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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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