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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important 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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