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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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