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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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