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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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