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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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