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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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