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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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