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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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