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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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