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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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