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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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