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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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