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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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