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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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