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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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