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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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