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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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