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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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