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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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