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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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