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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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