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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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