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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new 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 these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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