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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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