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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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