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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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