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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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