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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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