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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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