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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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