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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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