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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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