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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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