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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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