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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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