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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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