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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part 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 classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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