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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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