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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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