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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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