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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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