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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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