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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling 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 massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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