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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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