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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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