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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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