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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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