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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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