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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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