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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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