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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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