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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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