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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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