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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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