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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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