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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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