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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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