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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. 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. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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