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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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