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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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