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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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