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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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