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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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