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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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