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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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