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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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