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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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