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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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