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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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