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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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