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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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