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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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