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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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