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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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