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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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