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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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