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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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