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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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