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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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