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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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