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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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