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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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