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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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