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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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