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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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