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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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