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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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