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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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