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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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