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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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