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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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