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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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