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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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