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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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