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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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