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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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