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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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