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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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