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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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