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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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