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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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