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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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