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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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