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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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