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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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