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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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