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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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