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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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