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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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