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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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