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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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