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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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