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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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