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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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