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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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