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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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