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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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