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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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