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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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