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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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