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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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