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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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