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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates 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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