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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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