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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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