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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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