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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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