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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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