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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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