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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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