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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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