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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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