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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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