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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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