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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student 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 educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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