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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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