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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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