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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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