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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates 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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