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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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