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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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