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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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