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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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