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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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