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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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