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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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