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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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