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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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