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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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