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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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