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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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