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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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