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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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