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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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