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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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