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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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