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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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