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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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