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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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