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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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