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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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