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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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