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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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