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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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