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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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