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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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