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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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