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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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