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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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