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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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