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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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