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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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