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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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