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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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