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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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