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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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