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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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