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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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