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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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