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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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