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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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