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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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