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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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