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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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