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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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