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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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