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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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