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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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