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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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