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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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