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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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