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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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