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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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