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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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