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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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