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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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