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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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