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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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