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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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