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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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