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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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