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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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