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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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