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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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