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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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