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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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