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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum 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 topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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