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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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