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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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