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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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