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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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