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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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