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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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