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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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