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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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