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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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