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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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