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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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