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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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