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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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