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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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