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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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