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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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