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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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