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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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