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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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