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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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