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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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