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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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