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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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