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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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