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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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