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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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