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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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