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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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