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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory 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 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 need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need 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 education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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