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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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