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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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