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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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