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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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