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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important 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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