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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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