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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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