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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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