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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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