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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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