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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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