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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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