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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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