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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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