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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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