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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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