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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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