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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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