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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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