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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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