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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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