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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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