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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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