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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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