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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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