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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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