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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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