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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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