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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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