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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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