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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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