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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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