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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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