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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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