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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs 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. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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