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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education