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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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