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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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