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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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