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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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