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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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