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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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