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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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