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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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