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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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