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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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