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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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