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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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