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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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