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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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