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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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