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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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