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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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