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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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