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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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