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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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