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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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