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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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