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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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