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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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