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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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