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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key 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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