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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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