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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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