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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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