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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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