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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews 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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