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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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