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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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