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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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