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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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