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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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