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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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