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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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