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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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