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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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