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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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