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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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