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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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