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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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