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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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