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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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