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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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