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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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