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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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