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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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