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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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