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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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