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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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