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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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