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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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