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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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