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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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