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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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