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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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