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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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