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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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