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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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