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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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