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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want 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. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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