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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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