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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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