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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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