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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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