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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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