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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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