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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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