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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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