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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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