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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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