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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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