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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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