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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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