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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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