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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire 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. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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