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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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