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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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