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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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