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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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