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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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