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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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