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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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