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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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