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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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