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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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