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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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