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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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