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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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