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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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