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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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