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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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