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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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