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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key 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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