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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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