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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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