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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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