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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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