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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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