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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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