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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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