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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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