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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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