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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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