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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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