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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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