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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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