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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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