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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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