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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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