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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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