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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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