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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major 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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