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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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