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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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