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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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