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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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