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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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