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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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