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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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