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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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