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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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