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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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