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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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