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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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