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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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