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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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