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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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