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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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