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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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