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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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