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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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