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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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