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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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