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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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