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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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