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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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