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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of 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 perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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