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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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