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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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