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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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