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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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