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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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