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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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