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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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