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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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