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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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