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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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