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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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