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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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