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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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