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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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