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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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