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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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