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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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