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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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