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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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