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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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