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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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