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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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