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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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