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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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