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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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