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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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