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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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