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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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