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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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