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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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