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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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