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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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