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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major 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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