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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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