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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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