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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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