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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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