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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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