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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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