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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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