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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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