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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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