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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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