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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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