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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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