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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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