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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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