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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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