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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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