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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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