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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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