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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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