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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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