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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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