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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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