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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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