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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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