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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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