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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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