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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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