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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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