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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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