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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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