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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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