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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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