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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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