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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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