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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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