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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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