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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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