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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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