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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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