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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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