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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines 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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