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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. 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 improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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