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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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