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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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