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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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