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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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